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Beckers, who has held the MD role for three years, is to become chief commercial officer, based in Paris, from 1st September 2013. He will lead the group business functions including sales, marketing, pricing and service delivery, as well as selected business transformation projects. Replacing him as managing director of Arval UK will be Benoit […]
Based at Fleet Logistics’ Birmingham office, Raponi will be responsible for the identification and recruitment of new national and multi-national fleet customers, as the company bids to expand its managed fleet there by 10,000 units this year. He will also play a part in helping Fleet Logistics expand internationally as the company looks to aggressively […]
Gilbert brings more than 20 years of experience, having worked in customer service positions across a number of leasing companies including Lloyds TSB Autolease, Karma Vehicle Contracts and most recently, Alphabet. In his new role, created in line with the company's growth, he holds responsibility for directing and developing the customer service delivery programme across […]
Menzies Distribution will receive the trucks in batches throughout 2013 and 2014 as part of a five-year contract hire agreement with Ryder. Although some trucks will arrive after emission standard Euro 6 comes into force next January, all will be Euro5 compliant, due to a joint initiative between Ryder and Iveco to have the new […]
The long-bodied 109 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY arrived via local Aldershot dealer Rossetts Commercials, and was wrapped in the companies’ pink livery by Reade Signs, also of Aldershot. The model’s 90hp diesel engine is enhanced by BlueEFFICIENCY technology, including the ECO Start/Stop function, low rolling resistance tyres and optimised alternator and battery management systems. Mercedes claim that […]
Earlier this summer Gordon Macdonald, head of enforcement policy at VOSA, spoke at the Van Excellence Conference held by the Freight Transport Association and said that VOSA makes no secret of its intention to increase its enforcement activity. The VOSA programme to address LGV operators’ low compliance and raise the standards of the LGV industry […]
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The recent scandal where horse meat was being passed off as more palatable fare drew unfortunate attention to several leading food retailers and their processes. But the bigger issue was more about the customer feeling duped, and that if the retailer was prepared to mislead us about something so basic as food content, were we being […]
Overall, CV manufacturing fell 13.5% during the first half of 2013 to 48,517 units, leading to a fall in export volumes. This impacted growth, with just 51% of volumes going overseas for the year-to-date versus 61% a year ago. Nigel Base, SMMT CV manager, explained: ‘June's CV output provides a welcome boost to our commercial […]
The publication has been produced as part of the road safety charity’s campaign to help organisations save lives, money and the environment by improving fleet safety. The guidance includes expert advice delivered at a recent Brake webinar on “saving money through fleet risk management”, both sponsored by GreenRoad. It demonstrates how identifying and managing the […]
In a statement the European Commission said the objective of this public consultation is ‘to provide input to the European Commission in order to assess how effectively the Directive has met its objectives and what specific action and measures may need to be adopted to improve its effectiveness. The European Commission needs to prepare for […]
